By Dr. Eve HawaSinare; The Treaty establishing the East African Community was signed on 30 November 1999 and entered into force on 7 July 2000. It has been amended twice on 14 December 2006 and 20 August 2007 to admit Rwanda and Burundi. The objective of the Community is to establish a Customs Union, Common Market and subsequently a…
WASHINGTON, July 17, 2012 – Around three-quarters of the world\’s inhabitants now have access to a mobile phone and the mobile communications story is moving to a new level, which is not so much about the phone but how it is used, says a new report released today by the World Bank and infoDev, its technology entrepreneurship and innovation…
Dar es Salaam – Most of the soils in the Great Lakes region of Eastern Africa are poor with very little fertility left in them and what is there is mostly due to the organic matter in the topsoil. This is one of the main reasons behind the low yields in the area, which has one of the lowest…
JOHANNESBURG: The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has named the United Against Malaria (UAM) campaign as an official social program of the 2013 Orange Africa Cup of Nations. Highlighted at the Orange Africa Cup of Nations 2013 playoff draw in Johannesburg recently, in conjunction with the Local Organizing Committee (LOC) of the South African Football Association (SAFA), the role…
Dar es Salaam, 12th July 2012 – The British High Commissioner to Tanzania, Diane Corner, hosted a lunch on Tuesday at her Residence in Dar es Salaam to launch a project implemented by the Vocational Education Training Authority (VETA) and international development charity VSO, in partnership with BG Tanzania. The project aims at improving the employability of young people…
Dar es Salaam: Tanzania Women Miners Association (TAWOMA) has urged the Minister of Minerals and Energy Prof Sospeter Muhongo not to waver in addressing the concerns of small miners, who feel sidelined for a long time in favour of big miners. “We are happy the new minister has started very well. Taking the initiative to call representatives of small…
BY CTI executive director, Christine Kilindu, on behalf of CTI, Vibindo Society and TCT, FRIDAY, 6TH JULY 2012, Dar es Salaam 1. Introduction The Confederation of Tanzania Industries, the Voice of Industry, is a private sector association whose main objective is to advocate for an enabling business climate within which Tanzania’s businesses can become competitive. Competitive businesses are key…
Dar es Salaam, 4th July, 2012 … Leading telecommunications company, Vodacom Tanzania, has spend more than Tsh 120million in this year’s Sabasaba exhibitions, with the money expected to make contacts with various media houses in Tanzania. While addressing journalists soon after being awarded the exhibition’s communication sponsor, Kelvin Twissa, Vodacom’s Head of Communication and Marketing, noted that the money…
Dar es Salaam, 3rd July, 2012: Preparations are in high gear for Tanzania mainland and Zanzibar to take part fully in the Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW) 2012 it has been announced. The Global Entrepreneurship Week planning team has chosen Zanzibar Association for Youth Education and Empowerment (ZAYEE) to host the first GEW Tanzania initiative that is geared to empower…
New York, 2 July: Three important targets on poverty, slums and water have been met three years ahead of 2015, says this year’s Report on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), launched today by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. Meeting the remaining targets, while challenging, is possible ─ but only if Governments do not waiver from their commitments made over a…